Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sensitize
adjectivesensitizing (not comparable)
- not comparableThat sensitizes
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemaking susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
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Opposite
nounrendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
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APA
sensitizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizing
MLA
“sensitizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensitizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensitizing.
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